The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-25
GAMBLING HGLLS MUST 60,
If MR.. M'DOwELDS BILL PASSES
BOTH HOUSES.
The Bill to Increase the Pension
Of Confederate Soldiers
Who Had
LOST BOr LEGS, BOTH ARMS Or
BOTH EYES PASSED.
Also, the b II to Prohibit Freight
Trains From RunniGg on Sun
day Passes.
ESPECIAL TO TIE APPEAL.l


NASHVILLE, Tenn, February "a
Ssnate.-lhe following new bills were
presented:
BY Mr.. Mcdowell: To amend an act
passed In 1883, 10 punish as felons all
parties who may engage in the keep
ing or conducting OF halls or houses for
conducting games Of keno, three card
monte, mustang, etc.. by adding poker,
seven up, euchre and buccarat, or any
other game played with cards or dice.
for money and other valuable things.
The am sndmsnt makes it felony to
play any OF the games for money or
other valuables in houses kept for that
purpose.
By Mr.. Sparks: To, heat the capitol
building wi h steam.
Toe bin provides that the Comp.
troller, Treasury and Secretary OF
s ate shall b. const tuted bard of
com missioners with power to make all
nect sssry contracts to heat the build.
ing with steam, the various rooms and
halls to be at 7O0 wher the thermome-
ter stands AT zero on the GU side, and
also include one good steam pump,
the contract 10 be let to the lowest re-
spontihe bidder. The bill appropii-
ates $4,000 o be used for the purp 1se.
BY Mr.. Townes To permit parties
lit giants to employ a stenogiapher.
This bill provid q that upon the trial
Of any cause or proceeding in any
court OF record, upon the rtqu,s st oil
either party the judge shall appoint a
competent slenugrapher, who thali
fret be duly sworn to make a true,
impartial and compile stenog'aphic
report Of all the oral testim my gwen
in the trial, as well AZ the ru Jugs OF
the Judge, and in casa OF appeal a
transcript OF his eaid etenogiaphic
notes shall constitute pa t of the bill
OF exception. The party at whose
instance the ttenographer lie employ we'd
shall be responsible for compensation
for the work done by him.
Senate bill No. %, introduced by
Senator Mcdowell, providing for an
increase OF the school fund and for a
uniform system OF text books, was re
ported to the Senate as lost by o sun
committee OF the Committee on Pub.
lie Schools.
s nate resolution instructing Repre-
senta ives 10 Congress to uee their in
fldence to secure the pass 'ge Of law
granting pensions to soldiers of the
Mexican war, under SO years OF age,
who aie not provided for under the
recent act Of Congress-, was adopted.
A Senate bill to amend an act passed
in 1875, providing for the organization
Of labor and immigration corporations,
was substituted for the House bill on
the same subject. The o. jsct OF such
bill is to give to such corporate ne
power to encourage immigration, the
laying out and building Of towns and
encouragement OF labor and industry
There was some opposition to the
bill.
Mr.. Sanford favored it, and said i
seemed all that was necessary Il
arou Q tbs ire of the Senate was Il
introtroDuce measure with corpora
tiona written on it.
Messrs. Oobbs aud Thompson OPP
posed the bill.
Mr. Normsnt moved to amend by
inserting: "Thst the right to amend
or abolish the char or granted undel
this act be reserved hy the Camera
Assembly of tn 3 State"
Mr.. Thmble accepted the amend
nett.
Mr.. PAdgett made a strong speech
in favor Of the bill.
Mr.. Jones favored the bill.
Mr.. Greene said it looked t. him al
though the rich corporations of the
Il st wantt d to buy up our coal aud
IRON fields aud mines to keep tn IN
from coming into competition with
the mines la the Il ,st. Iustead OF de-
veloping our resources, these corpora
tons wanted to suppress them.
Mr.. Townes eaid some people re-
garded corporation much as they
would snake. All this discussion
WIS "much ado about nothing" He
thought the bill ought to pass, rs il
would encourage the development 4
the resources of the State. The bill
passed.
the Senate bill was Instituted for
House bill au horizjng municipal cor.
porAtions OF not lass $3.50 population
nor more than 1000, to collect Their
own tax,s from merchants and priv.
leges,
Mr.. Simerly moved to amend by
making the provisions of the bill ap
ply to towns Of 300 popu alton
Adopted, and the bill passed fina
reading.
Senate bill TO authorize the town o.
Murf,eesboro to issue bonds for the
purpose Of purchas ng a fra engine,
and to au horgs Ru herford county K
Issue bonds to build Jail. Passed,
Bill amending the act ESTABLISHING
taxing districts, relating particularly
to Memphis Passed. Adjourned.